Hi there everyone...
sorry about the MASSIVE delay in touching base...we have been extremely busy getting our stuff organised for the WORLDS GREATEST SHAVE...
as of today (4 March 09) we have reached a massive total of $14,000. Absolutely UNBELIEVABLE...and every little bit helps.
We are gearing up for the shave (most of us have reached our total, so its off with the locks!)...just a gentle reminder, we are looking to kick off the 'shave' on Friday 13 March at 8pm...At the Lakes Entertainment Centre. Just give us a buzz if you have any questions. Its NEVER too late to sponsor us...go online to "www.worldsgreatestshave.com.au' and search for either Jodie Simpson - or you can sponsor our team - MELONHEAD. We are getting a great amount of publicity, and are hugely excited about the night. We have great raffles, 'auctions' of 'heads' and a bit of fun. Most importantly though, and the main motivation for getting involved is to highlight the great job the leukaemia foundation do for families like ours...but most importantly - to remember our beautiful son, Eli Charlie. We must pause to thank EVERYONE who has joined team Melonhead, and for those local businesses around Lakes Entrance who have donated a shop window for our fliers or to donate for the raffle...we absolutely appreciated. Every little bit raised on the night will go to team melonhead's total. We are currently sitting 5th nationally and are hoping to keep within the top 10 in the country once all the events have happened. so thank YOU for helping US!
We have had a fairly hard go of it recently, it feels to us that time doesnt make things easier...we still miss Eli EVERY day and i must admit, i have certainly cried a million tears in the past few weeks. Just a bit harder than normal for some reason...and Eli is certainly never far from our thoughts. When we walk through the door at night, its always a 'hello melon'...we feel he is always with us and we are comforted by that.
We have also been flat out with 'melon's cottage' and i am hoping to get piccies up over the next week to show you how busy we have been. We are massively excited and are hoping to get the paperwork organised for 'eli's foundation' really soon. That way we can start getting melon's cottage more formalised, and once our house down the bottom is finished...
Today also marks the arrival of our newest little cousin - Harry Thomas Bartlett...we wish our cousins Daniel and Hayley all the very very best! And the newest grandparents in town, nana michelle and pa 'alf'...congratulations guys..we are so thrilled for you and cannot wait to meet the little man.
Well, i will leave it at that, and i will hopefully get some piccies up really really soon.
all our love
the simpsons
xox
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Dear Jodie and Peter
We are so, so , so very , very sad to learn that Eli had died despite putting up an amazing battle. We know how gutsy and courageous he was. I read Eli's blog and I think it amazing the way you gave him a voice and let the world know how it really was for him and for you both. Just to see and read all the energy that is going now - all inspired by Eli. He will be so proud of you and all the community around you. We still have Eli's window art pig up - it is the only one we have left in our house and so we always think of Eli every single day.
Jodie and Peter we still are trying to gather our energy and get our family back on track. So we are unable to do the shave for leukaemia ourselves - but we are so happy to sponsor the melonhead team. Two boys from the primary school Mollie and Niamh attend are also doing the shave at school for all the children to sponsor.
with love from Aoife, Niamh, Mollie, Glenn and Veronica
veronica.a.graham@gmail.com
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